Retailer and e-commerce
[mind Retail Exclusive] Constance Fouquet makes a fresh start in 2025
According to our sources, Constance Fouquet has left Maisons du Monde (9M 2024 sales: €705 million, down 11.4%). Hired in April 2022 after five years at Veepee, in a context of rapid digital...
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10 January 2025
Eager to rival with Criteo and Epsilon, Amazon Ads launches monetisation service for retailers
On January 9, at CES, Amazon Ads launched the beta version of a new monetisation service for the e-commerce sites of multi-brand retailers, called Retail Ad Service. With this service, available...
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- News brief
10 January 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Adeo and United.b digitalise after-sales service with Platana
In the D.I.Y. and electronics sectors, Adeo and United.b are tackling the challenge of after-sales service efficiency and data exploitation head on. mind Retail details how two new retailers are...
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10 January 2025
After Smallable and Wethenew, L’Exception goes under the Hong-Kong flag
Faced with the fragility of the fashion industry, Hong-Kong based fund AA Investments is continuing to acquire assets in difficulty. A latest acquisition is the online concept store L'Exception.
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9 January 2025
After 5 years, Alibaba sells off Sun Art supermarkets and loses €1.9 billion
Alibaba Group is continuing a withdrawal from physical retail. After Intime department stores, the giant is selling control of Sun Art supermarkets to Chinese private equity firm DCP Capital for...
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9 January 2025
Meituan and Ele.me force delivery drivers to rest
In China, Meituan, an e-commerce and express delivery platform, launched a “tiredness management” system to deal with long working hours of couriers. After a 12-hour quota, delivery...
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8 January 2025
Following the collapse of Big Lots, specialist retail concentrates in the U.S.
In a sluggish U.S. property market, discount furniture retailer Big Lots found a partial buyer. Variety Wholesalers is to take up to 400 stores.
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7 January 2025
Retail media: Kiabi makes official agreement with Valiuz Adz
As revealed by mind Retail in January 2024 and made official on December 12, Kiabi (2023 sales: €2.21 billion, up by 1.1% in a year after rising by 22% in 2022) is launching a retail media...
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20 December 2024
Following an aborted merger, Albertsons claims US$6 billion from Kroger
The mega-merger between Kroger, the 3rd largest food retailer in the U.S.A. and Albertsons, the 6th largest, , will not go ahead. On December 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled that a...
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20 December 2024
Alibaba sells Intime department stores and loses US$1.3 billion
On December 16, Alibaba Group (Q3 2024 sales: US$33.7 billion, up 5%) announced the sale of the department store subsidiary Intime, acquired in 2017 for US$2.6 billion. Once approval has been...
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20 December 2024
The major retail and e-commerce trends of 2025
In a context of sluggish consumption, budgetary and geopolitical uncertainties (U.S.A., Middle East, Ukraine), concentration and financing tensions, retailers are prioritising efficient and...
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19 December 2024
Senate report condemns working conditions in Amazon warehouses
On June 15, the US Senate Select Committee led by Bernie Sanders issued a report on working conditions in Amazon‘s warehouses, in which safety procedures are not respected. The senators...
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18 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] The French repair bonus to be extended to underwear and household linen
After a year's use for clothes in France, the Refashion eco-organisation is working on new territories for a repair bonus, mind Retail has learned.
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13 December 2024
Black Friday : European average online spending up 14% in 2024
In Western Europe, Black Friday 2024 was characterised by an increase in spending and volumes (no inflation effect) and a massive recruitment of new e-shoppers. Although customers' participation...
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- Economy and regulators
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13 December 2024
Fast Retailing torn on the Chinese issue of Xinjiang
After a record year in a fiscal year to the end of August 2024 (turnover of US$20.7 billion up by 12.2%, net margin at 12% of sales), the C.E.O. of Fast Retailing, Tadashi Yanai, explained on the...
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12 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] With full funnel approach on Amazon Ads, L’Oréal’s Cerave brand boosts reach and conversion
For the launch of the Cerave brand on Amazon, L'Oréal opted for an advertising strategy ranging from videos on Prime Video and Twitch to search and display. Stéphane Grenier, Managing Director...
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11 December 2024
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Eric Meulien, Al Futtaim: “The next step in our roadmap is to replace the in-store POS system”
Operating in 18 countries and managing brands such as Ikea, Zara and Marks & Spencer, Emirati group Al-Futtaim (2025 revenue: US$9.7 billion, up by 6%) has a unique vantage point from which to...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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12 October 2026
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Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models
Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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8 October 2026
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How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Cashback: Younited secures an exclusive contract with Bouygues Telecom
Following Orange and the launch of a marketplace, Bouygues Telecom is strengthening a customer loyalty strategy by focusing on purchasing power with a new cashback offer. For French fintech...
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16 October 2026